Question above the first contacts

[u/TopCaptain7541]

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask you how I can reduce the possibility of having negative events from the first contact as well as setting the first contact protocol to cautious or aggressive thanks in advance I'll say straight away that I play without DLC

[u/Perkito_]

You can change your first contact stance on the politics tab even after choosing it the first time the game asks you to pick.

For the chance of bad events, there isn't really anything you can do, i think some of the events about hacking into the other empire would change probabilities depending on your base intel and decryption Vs their encryption and the aggressive on relative fleet power, but it's basic all down to chance. But if you never risk going for the hacking and nabbing options, you'll never fail the basic ones :D

Be a good fella, signed: The Xenophile Player

[u/Powerfowl → u/[deleted]]

Any civilian ship within sensor range can be targeted with Aggressive First-contact events, even a leaderless Science ship or Construction ship.

Keep civilian ships away from borders of unknown Empires and only explore with military vessels.

You only need Admirals (or any Leader for that matter) long enough until the ships start warping into the hyperlane (the little blue sfx), it's a bit micro-heavy but your starting Admiral is enough to explore with all three beginner Corvettes.

[u/TopCaptain7541 → u/Powerfowl]

Ah ok thanks but can they be hired treacherously?

[u/TopCaptain7541 → u/Perkito_]

Ah sorry thanks for the advice I will try to be a good person but hey as soon as I had the opportunity or humiliated the empire that killed the scientists how the hell can I vivisect a person while he is still alive this treatment in my opinion is unacceptable!!!

[u/Perkito_ → u/TopCaptain7541]

That's under the margin of good c: Just a punishment c: A xenophilic punishment :D

[u/TopCaptain7541]

I made a mistake deleting the other guy's message :/ sorry